On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 10:32:05PM +0800, Anand Jain wrote: > This patch provides functions > _scratch_dev_pool_get() > _scratch_dev_pool_put() > > Which will help to set/reset SCRATCH_DEV_POOL with the required > number of devices. SCRATCH_DEV_POOL_SAVED will hold all the devices. > > Usage: > _scratch_dev_pool_get() <ndevs> > :: do stuff > > _scratch_dev_pool_put() > > Signed-off-by: Anand Jain <anand.jain@xxxxxxxxxx> I'm not sure about the usefulness and the implementation of these helpers (include the _spare_dev_get|_put helpers), but they look good to me. It'd better to have btrfs developers review them as well. > --- > common/rc | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc > index 91e8f1c8e693..33632fd8e4a3 100644 > --- a/common/rc > +++ b/common/rc > @@ -786,6 +786,53 @@ _scratch_mkfs() > esac > } > > +# > +# $1 Number of the scratch devs required > +# Some comments about its usage/purpose would be good, otherwise one has to search for the commit log and look into it to understand its purpose > +_scratch_dev_pool_get() > +{ > + if [ $# != 1 ]; then > + _fail "Usage: _scratch_dev_pool_get ndevs" > + fi > + > + local test_ndevs=$1 > + local config_ndevs=`echo $SCRATCH_DEV_POOL| wc -w` > + local devs[]="( $SCRATCH_DEV_POOL )" > + > + typeset -p config_ndevs >/dev/null 2>&1 > + if [ $? != 0 ]; then > + _fail "Bug: unset val, must call _scratch_dev_pool_get before _scratch_dev_pool_put" This error message seems confusing, it's _scratch_dev_pool_get being called here, not _put. > + fi > + > + # _require_scratch_dev_pool $test_ndevs > + # must have already checked the min required devices > + # but just in case, trap here for any potential bugs > + # perpetuating any further > + if [ $config_ndevs -lt $test_ndevs ]; then > + _notrun "Need at least test requested number of ndevs $test_ndevs" This message is not clear to me either. Thanks, Eryu -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe fstests" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html